New Releases by Patricia Lauber

Describes the characteristics and behavior of different kinds of whales and discusses why they are threatened by extinction.

Describes the season of fire that struck Yellowstone in 1988, and examines the complex ecology that returns plant and animal life to a seemingly barren, ash-covered expanse.

Explores the planets of our solar system, highlighting the prominent features of each. Includes new photos and information gathered by the Voyager explorations.

Young reptile fans will be fascinated with the explanation of how snakes find and kill their prey. Poisonous snake enthusiasts will be delighted with two pages about rattlesnakes in this simple and readable explanation of an inherently interesting subject.

Discusses asteroids, comets, and meteorites, explaining where they come from, how they were formed, and what effect these voyagers from space have when they streak past the Earth or plummet to its surface.

Traces the life of the pilot who became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean and mysteriously disappeared in 1937 while attempting to fly around the world.

Explains how the study of mummies, both natural and man-made, including a frozen baby mammoth found in Siberia and the human mummies of Egypt, Peru, and Denmark, can reveal information about ancient civilizations and prehistoric life.

Gives a look at some of the earth''s habitats and the remarkable ways animals live in them.

Text and photographs describe the many different ways that seeds travel and disperse.

Photographs enliven this question-and-answer approach to the birth of various animals.

Adapted from a chapter in Clarence the TV dog.

Discusses several theories about the identity and origin of the Loch Ness monster.

Describes the characteristics, habitat, and habits of the mammals, drawing attention to the sea otters'' ecological function in the kelp forests of the north Pacific

Describes the life cycle of the giant cactus, the saguaro, which grows only in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona and Mexico.

Describes the physical characteristics, life cycle, environment, and ecological role of the alligator.

A boy and girl upsets the whole town when news that their flea circus has been misplaced is distorted into rumors that wild animals from a circus are loose in the neighborhood.

Describes the geography of Everglades National Park and the interrelationship of its unique plant and animal life.

A history of the American cowboy and how he changed with the coming of barbed wire, railroads, and homesteaders. Also describes modern cattle ranching.

Through accounts of some famous earthquakes, explains new scientific theories about the causes of earthquakes and how we can learn to live with them.

Traces man''s association with the house mouse from ancient times to current scientific research stressing the animal''s importance as a laboratory animal.

Describes the physical characteristics and unusual habits of twenty fantastic creatures such as the gumberoo, squonk, shagamaw, and hugag.